Don’t destroy our industry, MTN pleads
The national integrated ICT policy white paper, approved last month by cabinet, is a threat to the telecommunications industry and must be revisited urgently because it will chase away those investing
View ArticleMTN’s Mteto Nyati takes the fight to No 1
It’s well known that MTN South Africa has had a torrid few years. It’s lost market share to Vodacom and Cell C, it’s suffered debilitating industrial action, its network hasn’t been up to snuff, its...
View ArticleMTN to host ‘household names’ as MVNOs
MTN South Africa is set to help launch consumer brands as mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), according to the company’s CEO. The brands include “household names”, MTN South Africa
View ArticleInside MTN’s huge network overhaul
In the 18 months to June 2016, MTN has invested R16bn in its network in South Africa. Nearly a third of this - R4,5bn - was spent on adding 1 300 new physical sites to its footprint. This addition...
View ArticleMTN ‘comfortable’ with Blue Label deal
MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati has said the mobile operator is “comfortable” with its distribution partnership with JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, despite the latter’s plan to acquire a 45% stake in...
View ArticleMteto Nyati quits MTN for Altron top job
MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati has resigned to take the reins at Altron. Nyati, formerly MD of Microsoft's South African subsidiary, will take the reins at Altron from Robbie Venter on 1 July. The...
View ArticleShareholders approve Altron shake-up
Shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a major shake-up at technology group Altron, ending decades of absolute control by the Venter family and ushering in a new strategic shareholder in...
View ArticleShuter takes reins at troubled MTN
MTN Group’s new CEO, Rob Shuter, begins work on Monday morning, taking the reins from interim executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko at a time of considerable operational challenges at Africa’s biggest...
View ArticleNyati to take reins at Altron early
Former MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati will take the reins at JSE-listed technology group Altron earlier than previously planned. Nyati, who resigned suddenly, and unexpectedly, as the
View ArticleInterview: Altron CEO Mteto Nyati
Just a month after TechCentral's podcast with former Altron CEO Robbie Venter, Duncan McLeod returns to the group's Parktown, Johannesburg head office to interview new CEO, and former MTN South Africa...
View ArticleBeware ‘radical economic transformation’: Nyati
Newly appointed Altron CEO Mteto Nyati has spoken out against “radical economic transformation”, warning that in the short term politicians will use it to convince people that it will benefit them,...
View ArticleNyati announces shake-up at Altron
Newly appointed Altron CEO Mteto Nyati has moved quickly to stamp his authority on the listed technology company, naming a new executive committee and scrapping “redundant” positions. The idea behind...
View ArticleAltron to pursue acquisitions
JSE-listed Altron, now under the leadership of former MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati, will pursue acquisitions to bolster its capability in four areas Nyati has identified as key to the technology...
View ArticleFormer Didata CEO named to Altron board
Former Dimension Data Group CEO Brett Dawson will join the board of Altron as a nonexecutive director effective from 1 June 2017, the JSE-listed technology group said on Tuesday. His appointment comes...
View ArticleFormer Didata CEO named to Altron board
Former Dimension Data Group CEO Brett Dawson will join the board of Altron as a nonexecutive director effective from 1 June 2017, the JSE-listed technology group said on Tuesday The post Former Didata...
View ArticleMTN poaches communications chief from Telkom
Mobile operator MTN South Africa has poached Telkom's top communications executive. Jacqui O'Sullivan has resigned from the partially state-owned telecommunications provider, where she has served as...
View ArticleAltron to sell Crabtree to Siemens
JSE-listed technology group Altron said on Monday before markets opened that it plans to dispose of its subsidiary Crabtree Electrical Accessories to Germany's Siemens for an undisclosed sum. The deal,...
View ArticleAltron’s Netstar expands in Australia
Altech Netstar, a subsidiary of JSE-listed technology group Altron, has acquired 100% of Australian fleet management business Fleet Logistics for an undisclosed sum. Fleet Logistics, which trades as...
View ArticleJSE’s best and worst performing tech stocks
Two former high-flying IT services companies have been the laggards on the JSE in 2017 so far. EOH and Adapt IT have underperformed all other IT stocks, falling by 33.9% and 42.4% respectively to...
View ArticleAltron to finalise asset sales
Altron, the JSE-listed group that is repositioning itself exclusively as an ICT sector player as part of a turnaround plan, will finalise the disposal of non-core assets by the end of its 2018...
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